Clegg in crisis as Lib Dem story changes

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Labour claim Nick Clegg's admission that he knew of some concerns raises the question of how many other senior figures knewJeff Overs/BBC/PA

Jill Sherman

Last updated at 1:31AM, February 25 2013

Labour insisted last night that Nick Clegg’s statement on the Lord Rennard
affair raised more questions than answers about his judgment and the Liberal
Democrat Party’s willingness to respond to internal complaints.

Kate Green, the Shadow Minister for Equalities, called for an independent
investigation, rather than two internal inquiries, to examine the
allegations of sexual impropriety against Lord Rennard.

“At issue is not just a series of serious allegations from a number of women,
but how the Liberal Democrat Party responded to those allegations,” she said.

“Only with a fully independent investigation can the public have confidence
that the truth